. >>> i'm suzanne collins at the federal courthouse. intentional pollution in the atlantic ocean. federal officials say they would not have known about that crime had it not been for any courageous whistle-blowers. >>> and hawaii five-0 may mean big bucks for an area university. the story coming up here on wjz. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> it is 5:28. 75 degrees and sunny. good evening, everybody. thanks for staying with wjz's eyewitness news. here are some of the stories people are talking about tonight. a push to protect maryland's environment and punish those who harm it. four maritime workers receive whistle-blower awards after towing illegal dumping on board their ship. suzanne collins reports, the shipping company was fined millions of dollars. >> reporter: this photo shows a black pipe that diverted waste oil from a polluted machine. it was dumped directly into the ocean. but a filipino ship hand who carried out that task, decided to slip this letter about illegal dumping to an official when the ship arrived at baltimore's port. >> the whistle-blower who produced the note would be